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Recent content by Commando

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    Neutral cut off switch

    Thanks for the replies. Maybe the switch is bad or something needs an adjustment. I will check this weekend and let you all know what I find out.
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    Neutral cut off switch

    Everything has been fine when running my '83 Eluder with the 485 Engine until last weekend. The boat starts and idles great but the engine cuts off when put in forward or reverse. I checked the switch in the stern and when it is making contact "closed" the engine cuts off. I disconnected the...
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    New Board Check In

    Site looks Great!!!! Thanks for the email Chris. Never would have found you all without it. Havent had time to look it over real good yet. Just got home this evening from 7 Nights at the Gulf with the '88 Eluder. Weather was fantastic and so was the boating.
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    COG?

    I like it...very nice. I also like persuader22s idea for window stickers.
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    Where are you from?

    Kissimmee, Florida 1983 Eluder...I/O 485 Mercruiser
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    1983 Checkmate

    Thanks Southernboy....good info. I just picked up a Clymer Manual for it and have been browsing through it. Since I have had it sitting here at the house I have noticed quite a bit of oily type substance leaking onto the driveway. seems to be coming from the hole I also found in the...
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    1983 Checkmate

    I paid $5000 for it.....I think it was a good deal with the shape it is in. Its like a brand new boat.
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    1983 Checkmate

    Took it to the Gulf...Florida....last Month. Rns great had it up to 55mph. It hadnt been in the water in a year and a half. Coast Guard guys were quite friendly when we were stopped for safety check. The only thing I noticed was that the Temp guage didnt seem to read high enough. We stayed a...
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    1983 Checkmate

    I'm getting somewhere. Took a lot of site browsing until I found out that the Model name is on the boats capacity plate. Obvious place for it and I have looked at that plate many times. mistertoadie...you were correct. It is an Eluder. That name fits me well Now I have to locate some repair...
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    1983 Checkmate

    Thanks!! Lots of info here and it will take a while to browse through it. I'm sure I will have a lot of questions.....
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    1983 Checkmate

    Thanks...I will check that out. Just trying to find as much info as I can. The woman I bought it from "inherited" it in her recent Divorce. They purchased it new in '83 but she doesnt know a lot about it and had no manuals.
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    1983 Checkmate

    Tried to edit the post with pics to remove them and put up smaller ones but I get a message saying I cant edit posts?????
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    1983 Checkmate

    WOW....they are a bit LARGE!!! Sorry...I'll see if I can make them a better fit
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    1983 Checkmate

    Lets see if this works.... [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG]
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    1983 Checkmate

    Picked this up a few weeks ago. It has always been garage kept and is in mint condition. Not sure what model it is. Engine is 485 Mercruiser I/O ...18' 10".Can anyone assist with an identification?? Thanks As soon as I figure out how to post pics they will be here....glad I found this site as...
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